Activity Theory Summary

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The way our society was formed, from all the way back in the stone age and even back to the very first societies like Babylon, had many steps it went through to get to the completed place it is now and is in steps now that it will always go through that will change it forever. There are many different types of changes that can happen to a society that has been in existence for that long of a time, and releasing the changes that were made, how they were made, and most importantly why they were made is paramount. In the article “Activity Theory, an introduction for the Writing classroom” Kain and Wardle give us an Idea of an activity theory which “gives us a helpful lens for understanding how people in different communities carry out their activities”. …show more content…
This was completed though the equipment that are being used to create and communicate the information. Any of the devised the scientists used could be considered an adequate tool even the ability to read was a tool used to create this research. Though because this is such a crucial point of the process, having faulty tools or equipment could have ruined the entirety of research. In the study of the diversification of bugs, the process in which they created the conditions of the experiment could have been off which in turn would destroy the results gains. This is why the tools in an activity system could be argued as the crux of the system, though not the most important. In my opinion Communication could be the most important tool the researchers of this experiment used. Forming this article into a paper that could be looked over and understood by members of the community. This is how the goal that I am the assuming the researchers had would be completed. The tool of communication in the scientific community is an extremely vital way of getting the research that was completely in the open, because without it, there is no hope of transferring that information to something else, although there are other physical tools that can help create the information you pass in with communication. The tools used in the research of nonnative plants was obviously …show more content…
The division of labor that happens is a crucial part that the activity triangle points out. The division of labor is knowing where and who the research came from. In my opinion this plays largely into the idea of a rhetorical situation where biases can play a role that will overall effect main points of the activity triangle, such as community. For example, the research topic that was conducted could have been not accepted because of a specific researcher that was a part of the study was not accepted or had a previous bad track record. The Division of labor could also affect the original selection of the topic and how the final decision was made, because one person voted one way it changed the subject entirely.
The activity triangle as a whole related to the article, “Study shows insect diversity decreases in gardens with non-native plants” by spacedaily is a very good example of how the model of the activity triangle holds true. The interdependence that this model is based off of is extremely important to the idea as a whole. It forces a person to look at the deep and underlying connection that a person would not normally deliberate

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